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Jumping squirrels rotate to brake as they mind the gap

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) leaping onto an instrumented perch that measured the forces as the squirrel touched down.Photo credit: Sebastian Lee.Inside JEB highlights the key developments in Journal of Experimental Biology.Written by science journalists, each short report gives the inside view of the science in JEB.

Source: Journal of Experimental Biology

DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250481

Author: Kathryn Knight

Language: English

Topic: Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4409170348

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